Can your Netgear router be hijacked? Check now!

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Yesterday, researcher Simon Kenin of Trustwave SpiderLabs released information about an authentication bypass flaw affecting a wide variety of Netgear routers, as well as PoC attack code for triggering it. The vulnerability (CVE-2017-5521) can be exploited by attackers to discover the password required to take over control of an affected device. “The bug is exploitable…

Children’s Book Promotes Iranian Fighters in Syria

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The Iranian military is promoting a children’s book that hails pro-Iranian fighters in Syria supporting the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The newly-released book, titled “Angels of Shrine,” is aimed for children as young as 5-years-old and teaches them about “Shrine Defenders,” a term Tehran uses for its fighters stationed in Syria. Tehran says…